FORT’S EYES WIDENED. THE UK? That meant…
Sierra? he thought as loudly as he could.
There was no response.
“We lost contact with the Clairvoyance school a few hours ago,” Dr. Ambrose said as the television showed closer footage of the black dome from a helicopter. On the water, military ships anchored just past the point where the dome hit the ocean. “Right around the time this appeared. It’s closing off almost all of England and Wales. We have reason to believe it originated at the Clairvoyance school.”
“What?!” Fort shouted. “Sierra and Cyrus are there! We need to get them out!”
“Sierra’s there?” Dr. Ambrose said, but Fort stopped listening. Instead, he retreated back into his mind, yelling Sierra’s name over and over, but again, there was no response.
“Oppenheimer is at the school too,” Dr. Ambrose said as a huge sinking feeling in his stomach made Fort want to throw up. “But that’s not why I’m here.”
“I can go,” Fort said, standing up taller. “I can teleport in there, and get them out. I can save them—”
“That’s the absolute last thing that’s happening,” Dr. Ambrose said. “You’re not going anywhere. None of you three are. But Colonel Charles wants to speak to all of you, and…”
She continued on, but Fort’s attention was caught by something she’d glossed over. “What do you mean, ‘you three’?”
Dr. Ambrose looked away. “We know the dome originated from the Clairvoyance school because we received a message from them. And not from the headmaster or a teacher.”
Fort frowned. “Cyrus said the students all lost their minds somehow, when they first learned Time magic.” Of course, Sierra had said something about fixing that, but he wasn’t going to let Dr. Ambrose know she’d been talking to him.
“From their message, it doesn’t sound like things have gotten much better,” she said. “Something about saving the world and bringing back the one true king. They claimed they created the dome to keep us from interfering, but if we did what they said, they’d release Oppenheimer and everyone else they’ve got. We just have to meet their demands.”
Fort felt a chill go down his spine. “And what were their demands?” he whispered.
She turned back to stare him dead in the eye. “Why do you think I’m here, Fitzgerald? They want you. You, Jia, and that Rachel girl. Now get some clothes on. You’ve got your first military briefing in five minutes.”